Means for supplying water to fuel charge of internal-combustion motors.



I. D. POWERS & J. W. BURNS.

WATER TO FUEL CHARGE OF INTER APPLICATION FILED JULY 15, 1914 MEANS FOR SUPPLYING NAL COMBUSTION MOTORS.

Patented ManBfl, 1915.

-To all whom it may coacerai i IRVING i). rownns AND JOHN w. farmers, or LOS enemas, camroamn.

MEANS r03, sUrrn-Ymcwarns T FUEL ceases or mrnnuan-comsusrron Morons.

Be it known that-we, IRVING new and useful Means for Supplying Water others skilled in theart to which apperto Fuel Charge of lnternabCombustionMo-L tors and we do hereby declarethe follow ing to be'a' full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable tains to make and use the same.-

This 'f vention relates to means for supplying'ifiivater to ,fuel charge of internalv combus gn motors; and it may be said to reduce heating of the cylinder, and prevent depositsof'carbon in the motor.

. which follow hereinafter.

consistjtn the'provision of the. novel and advantageous features and in the novel and improved construction, arrangement, and combination of parts and devices as will be apparent from the description and,,,claim The main object of the invention is to I provide novel and improved means whereby water is supplied to the fuel charge of an internal combustion motor to promote perfect combustion of the fuel, save fuel,

Further 'objectsof the inv'ention are to provide novel and improved means of the nature specifiedwhich may be readily affixed on existing motors, is simple in construction, economical to install, maintain, 85

and use, automatic in operation, and eficctive 1n action.

Other objects and the advantages'of the invention will be apparent from a careful consideration of the following description of the preferred formof the construction The member 5 is formed to provide a chamber 6- therein from which leads the" passageway 7 which is normally covered by the ball valve 8 which latter is arranged in the valve chamber 6 and pressed by the spring 9. The pressure of the epri 9 D. 'Powrms and JOHN .Bmuvs, both citizensof the United States of America, and both residing at Los Angeles', county of LosAngeles, State of California, havednvented a certain? sight opening 21.

Specif cation of Letters Eatent. p tented Mar. so, 1915, Application meme 15,1914. Serial no, 851,211.

I i may be adjusted by turning the plug 10 which is screwed into the bushing 11: which is suitably aiiixed on the member 5. A assageway 12 is provided adjacent to the all 'valve 8 in the member 5, and is in comvmunication with the valve chamber 6and V with the opening 13 in the tube let which latter has one end thereof screwed on the [member 5, and has the other end thereof screwed on the manifold 15 which connects the carburetor 16 to the single .or multi cylinder'internalcombustion motor 17 which latter is mounted on the automobile 18 partly shown-and connected with the radiator 19 by suitable piping 20. The tube 14 may be provided with a glass covered Suitable piping 22 is connected between the'j member 5 and the lower part of the radiator 19, whereby the chamber 6 is in communication with the water zone of the radiator. By experiment it has been found that by connecting the piping to-the steam or vapor zone. of theradiator, much less satisfactory results are obtained. A screen 23 is arranged in the member 5 to strain the water passing into the chamber 6 from the piping 22. 'The screen 23 is preferably formed to havens portion thereof adapted to contact with theannular shoulder 24 in the chamber 6, andto have a portion thereof in contact with the screw cover 25 which is removably fitted'on the member 5 to permit access to the I chamber fi and removal or the screen 23 when desired.

art, When the motor-17 draws a-charge of fuel from the carburetor 16 it at the same time causes suflicient vacuum in the Valve chamber 6 to have the valve 8 operate to f allow w'atcr'to pass 'irom'the chamber 6 and through the passageways 7 and 12 and thence through the tube 14 to. the manifold 15 through which the water passes with.

the charge of fuel to the motor 17. The

water acts to reduce heating of themotor,

prevents deposits ofcalrbon in the motor,

and promotes perfect combustion of the fuel. The form of the construction which ha been particularly illustrated and described admits of many minor changes and modifications, wherefore theright is reserved toall such changes modificationsas do-ri invention which is defined in the appended member to strain Waterpassing into said claim. chamber'from the piping, and a screw cover 1 We claim: I fitted on said member to permit-access to 20 The combination of'an internal combussaid chamber, substantially as described.

not depart from the spirit and scope of the said radiator, a screen arranged in said tion motor having a carbureter and a mani- In testimony whereof, We have signed fold, a radiator, a member formed to proour names to this specification in the presvide a chamber a valve chamber, and a ence of two subscribing witnesses at Los Anpassageway leading from the chamber to geles, county of Los Angeles, State of Cali- 25 the valve chamber, a spr ng-pressed ball in f0rnia, this 9th day of July A. D, 1914.

the' valve'chamb'er adapted to cover said IRVING D POWERS passageway a tube connecting said memher with the manifold at a point above the JOHN R carbureter, said tube being in communication Witnessesz v fwith said valve chamber, plping connected 'AfiH. iLIDDERs, between said member and the water zone of ELLA SCOTT. 

